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Tag Archives: pork
Big Ben Than Market Saigon
It’s a mistake to walk into Ben Than Market through the front. You’d never think there was anything BUT aisles and aisles of t-shirts and counterfeit bags of all big brand names you can imagine. Engulfed in sea of textile … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, FOOD, TASTE TRAVEL, Vietnam
Tagged bean curd, beans, Ben Than Market, bulots, butcher, cockles, conches, Fish, ice, leaves, offal, pork, razor clam, rice, Saigon, saltpepperlime sauce, shellfish, shrimp, spice, spl, vegetables, Vietnam
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that little market in Saigon
Its time for breakfast. And we are in the streets of Saigon with a mission: find the little street market we’d liked so much the last time we visited Saigon a couple of years ago. Even with a good sense … Continue reading
truck stop lunch in Phan Thiet
Just booking the car is an adventure. How long does it take to drive from Saigon to Nha Trang? Everyone we speak to has a different answer. “The roads are good, you can drive fast. 4hrs.” “The roads are only … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, FOOD, TASTE TRAVEL, Vietnam
Tagged beef, cuttlefish, garlic, herbs, leaves, Mui Ne, Nha Trang, pepper, Phan Thiet, pork, rice, spice, truck stop, Vietnam
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Unexpected Beaujolais Nouveau 2009
When he handed me the bread, and I realized that it was warm, I thought, “this is too good to be true”. How can you have a Beaujolais nouveau day without a glass (or three) of Beaujolais? Someone with some … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, Beaujolais, FOOD, WINE
Tagged 2009, Beaujolais Nouveau, Bordeaux, bread, charcuterie, delicious, Duboeuf, Gamay, pork, SNCF
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Sqala: the ultimate Moroccan breakfast
I asked the waiter to explain what some of the choices were. A lot of the words and names of dishes were things I had never heard of. I was trying to make sense of it all… “Or you can … Continue reading
Posted in FOOD, Morocco, Restaurants
Tagged almonds, Argan oil, bacon, bitterness, breakfast, butter, Casablanca, crepe, dates, doughnut, honey, medina, mint, Morocco, olive oil, orange flower, pancakes, paradise, peanut butter, peppermint, pork, scrambled eggs, Sqala, sweetness, tajine, tea, terrace
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Recipes for Port: Pork bellies (Rillons) and potatoes with strawberry/beetroot sauce and coconut milk
Rillons are a Loire Valley specialty but resemble some of the pork dishes that the Portuguese seem very fond of. We bought a cooked (boiled, not fried) chunk (2 inches long, 2 inches tall, 1,5 inches wide) and cut it … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, what am I drinking with this dish?
Tagged coconut milk, pork, Port, potatoes, strawberries
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Domaine Sauvète “Méli-Mélo” Rosé de Touraine 2007
From a very obscure grape variety called Pinot d’Aunis, this Rosé is very pale in color. It is extremely mineral like the terroir it comes from, giving it pepper, and chalk dust. Low alcohol and its chalk dust make it digestable and … Continue reading
Posted in 2007, Loire, What is in my glass?, WINE
Tagged 2007, Domaine Sauvète, Pinot d'Aunis, pork, rosé
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